Critical Pedagogy and the Digital Humanities

When: August 14-16, 2014

Where: Lewis & Clark College, JR Howard Room 202

Registration (Registration is reserved for ten Lewis & Clark faculty and four spots (at least three for faculty) from the other participating NW5C schools. Registration is on a first come first served basis. The preliminary agenda is below.

Description

Many argue digital humanities is about building stuff and sharing stuff, reframing the work we do in the humanities as less consumptive and more curatorial—less solitary and more collaborative. But the humanities have always been intensely social, a vibrant ecosystem of shared, reworked, and retold stories. It’s time to think further about how technology can be used to build learning communities within the classroom, while also thinking about ways we can connect our students to a much larger global classroom.

This workshop will explore methods and approaches for using technology to teach the humanities. We’ll start at the level of the syllabus, thinking about how we organize and structure hybrid courses and course activities, before delving into specific tools and critical orientations to technology. Participants are asked to bring at least one sample assignment or syllabus, which will be used as the basis for much of the work we do as the course progresses. We recommend you bring your own computer, but can accommodate those who can’t. By the course’s conclusion, participants should leave with (at a minimum) an assignment or syllabus that better meets their own expectations of digital pedagogy in the humanities.

Presenter

Jesse Stommel is Assistant Professor in the Department of Liberal Arts and Applied Studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is Founding Director and Designer of Hybrid Pedagogy: a digital journal of learning, teaching, and technology. His particular expertise is in digital pedagogy, open education, and new media. He is an advocate for lifelong learning and the public digital humanities. He teaches courses about digital storytelling, horror film, American literature, Shakespeare, and electronic literature. He experiments relentlessly with learning interfaces, both digital and analog, and works in his research and teaching to emphasize new forms of collaboration. His favorite book is Moby Dick, and his favorite film is Night of the Living Dead. He has a clever dog, Mary, and two rascally cats, Loki and Odin. He’s on Twitter @Jessifer and his personal web site can be found at www.jessestommel.com.